TED演讲:人生交叉点(1)

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　　In fact, I would argue that some of the most interesting things of the human experience occur at the intersections, 实际上，我想说，人类历史上许多最伟大的事情都发生在交叉点，

　　in the liminal space, where by liminal I mean the space in-between. 发生在中间地带，所谓中间地带，意思是位于交汇处的空间。

　　There's freedom in that in-between, freedom to create from the indefiniteness of not-quite-here, not-quite-there, a new self-definition. 那里有自由，这种自由，来源于不确定性，是一种全新的自我定义。

　　Some of the great intersections of the world come to mind, 说几个世界上最有名的交叉点吧，

　　like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, or Times Square in New York City, 巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔，还有纽约的时代广场，

　　both bustling³ with the excitement of a seemingly endless stream of people. 两者都人潮涌动，热闹异常。

　　Other intersections, like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, 还有其他的交叉点，比如阿拉巴马州塞尔玛市的埃德蒙佩特斯大桥，

　　or Canfield Drive and Copper⁴ Creek⁵ Court in Ferguson, Missouri, 还有密苏里州弗格森市的坎菲尔德路和铜溪路交汇处，

　　also come to mind because of the tremendous energy at the intersection¹ of human beings, 那里是人类巨大能量的交汇处，

　　ideologies⁶ and the ongoing⁷ struggle for justice. 上演了意识形态和追求司法公正的斗争。

　　Beyond the physical landscape of our planet, some of the most famous celestial⁸ images are of intersections. 除了陆地上的物理景观，一些最著名的天体现象也发生于交叉点。

　　Stars are born at the messy intersection of gas and dust, instigated⁹ by gravity's irrevocable pull. 恒星诞生于气体和尘埃的交汇，被万有引力拉拽在一起。

　　Stars die by this same intersection, this time flung outward in a violent collision of smaller atoms, 恒星的死亡同样来源于交汇，但这次是向外抛出，比较小的原子经过剧烈碰撞，

　　intersecting and efficiently¹⁰ fusing into altogether new and heavier things. 互相交汇，发生高效核聚变反应，生成新的更重的物质。

　　We can all think of intersections that have special meaning to us. 我们都能想到对自己有特殊意义的交叉点。

　　To be intersectional¹¹, then, is to occupy a position at an intersection. 而成为“交叉点的”，意思是在交叉点占有一席之地。

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